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Organization and cost of air shipping from the U.S.

Largent Bruce — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 12:21:00 +0000

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Air cargo market in the USA and the world

Largent Bruce — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:48:00 +0000

Air cargo market in the USA and the world

How the air cargo market is evolving, and what airline analysts think about the air cargo market.

Air cargo market
Against the backdrop of economic growth around the world, the air cargo market is also growing. The development of e-commerce is also contributing to the growth. The air cargo market is predicted to grow by more than 3% annually.

Several times a year, during the holidays, there is a buying explosion and demand for goods doubles. Business requires high speed transportation of goods over long distances, and it is cargo planes that solve this problem.

Every year the volume of air cargo is increasing. Annual growth in the air cargo market will not stop, but compared with the previous decade it will slow down a little. It is expected to be about 3.4%.

The Impact of Passenger Air Cargo on the Business of Cargo Companies
Half of all cargo volume is handled by passenger airplanes and 50% is handled by cargo airplanes. For example: a passenger Boeing 777-300ER can be loaded with 30t – the volume of cargo Boeing 757. Therefore, the air route network should combine both types of aircraft, so that the large cargo was delivered to the hub by the cargo company, and from there in smaller batches it was delivered by passenger aircraft.

The trend towards specialization by type of cargo
One might assume that cargo airlines need to focus on one type of cargo: drugs, groceries, animals, oversized cargo. In reality, airlines are focusing on the quality of transportation and are willing to accept cargo of all categories.

Increasing the fleet of cargo planes
Boeing predicts that the global fleet will exceed 3,000 freighters. The fleet growth will be fueled by brand new aircraft received straight from the factories. New planes will account for one-third of the total number.

It is worth keeping in mind that the fleet needs periodic renewal of ships. Aircraft life depends on the number of hours in flight, and cargo ships do not stay on the ground long. On average, a cargo plane lasts from 20 years.

Which aircraft capacity is more in demand?
Airbus analysts believe that the market is most in demand for medium-capacity aircraft. According to the data, the demand for them is increasing every year.

In turn, analysts from Boeing predict that the greatest need will be for large-capacity aircraft with a payload of more than 80 tons.

Demand exists for both, but 53% of new aircraft will have a payload capacity of more than 80t, and the remaining 47% will have an average payload capacity of 40t to 80t.

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Classification of air transport

Largent Bruce — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:37:00 +0000

Classification of air transport

America is a currant state located on the continent of North America. The country occupies almost half of the continent. Timely delivery of raw materials and finished products across such a large country plays an important role in the American economy. Naturally, the fastest way is by air transport. Transportation companies perform air cargo shipments across the U.S. of any volume.

Types of air transport
Before we discuss classification of air transport, we must define its exact definition. Air transport ─ is the aircraft supported in the atmospheric layers due to their interaction with the air. The classifier, a system for designating vehicles, distinguishes such transport, which is heavier or lighter than air, and differs in the type of engine, as well as the purpose:

airplanes;
helicopters (helicopters);
gliders;
balloons and dirigibles;
rotorcraft.

However, now the rolling stock of air transport companies’ fleets mainly consists of airplanes and helicopters. Of course, air freight is the most expensive way of transporting cargo, but its speed increases the profitability of operations in logistics, as well as saves time and facilitates work.

The greatest consumer demand is for air transport, which is produced by such well-known companies as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, McDonnel Douglas, Sikorsky, Leonardo Helicopters. However, aircrafts of American manufacturers are also used by logistics companies of our country for air cargo transportation in many countries of the world.

Advantages of air freight over other types of logistic operations
Advantages of air cargo delivery, especially during the pandemic of coronavirus infection COVID-19, are obvious. During the transportation of cargo and passengers by air, fewer personnel are involved, which reduces the risk of disease. Of course, the cost of delivery by air is much higher than by land transport because of the high consumption and price of fuel needed to fuel aircraft, but the main advantage of air freight – the speed of delivery to hard-to-reach places, overrides this disadvantage.

Among the advantages of air transport can also include a high degree of safety, because according to statistics, the air transport is less exposed to the risk of accidents. Therefore, now air cargo transportations are in high consumer demand, because of the possibility of rapid delivery of perishable goods. Summarizing the above about the types and classification of air transport, we can define the main advantages of air cargo transportation:

speed of execution of the order;
delivery of cargo to hard-to-reach locations at any distance;
high safety of transportation;
guarantee of cargo safety is higher than in other types of logistic operations.

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Concept and peculiarities of international air transportation

Largent Bruce — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:12:00 +0000

Concept and peculiarities of international air transportation

Transportation of goods by air is a prompt delivery within the United States and to other countries. This type of transportation is suitable for personal belongings, goods, commercial, industrial and other cargo. Type of transport and route is selected taking into account type and characteristics of cargo, point of departure and destination. Individual logistics allows optimizing terms and cost of delivery.

Concept and peculiarities of international air carriage
International carriage is the delivery of passengers and cargo by air from one country to another. International transportation is carried out in strict accordance with the rules and regulations. This is a document that regulates the implementation of the requirements of cargo transportation by states and organizations that have joined the protocol.

International air transport by air has a number of advantages:

Minimum air delivery times. This is the optimal way of transportation of perishable goods, fresh flowers and plants, valuable objects, antiques, jewelry.
Possibility to deliver cargo to any part of the planet on an urgent basis. Cargo can be transported by airplane over the ocean, to a great distance or to hard-to-reach places. Sometimes this is the only possible way of transportation.

When choosing the type of transport it is necessary to consider the peculiarities of international air transportation:

Not all types of cargo can be delivered by air. Aircrafts are prohibited for transportation of over-sized constructions, hazardous and dangerous cargo, other items and substances that can pose a threat during transportation.
Charter flights are suitable for urgent transportation. Small shipments can be transported in combined loads (together with other shippers).
The minimum weight for airfreight is considered to be 45 kg (if it is less than 45 kg the same rate will be charged as for 45 kg).
The rates are set for the weight range +45 kg, +100 kg, +300 kg, +500 kg. The maximum weight varies for different types of aircraft (passenger, cargo). Fares are reduced when the weight of the shipment increases. Heavyweight cargo (over 80 kg per 1 piece) is transported at higher tariff.

Delivery by air may be combined with other transportation types. This is a multimodal delivery, which uses different types of vehicles. Thus, it is possible to optimize logistics and delivery costs.

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Air shipments from the U.S.

Largent Bruce — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:59:00 +0000

Air shipments from the U.S.

One of the most reliable options for moving cargo not only in the U.S., but around the world is air freight. In addition, transportation of goods by air is also the fastest, as well as companies can offer a flight on charter flights. So, for example, if you need to make urgent delivery of cargo from New York to Europe, then it should be used air cargo.

You can track the location of your shipment by an air waybill number.

Your shipments can be delivered as turn-key shipments with full customs clearance or individually to your final destination or a transit airport. Any type of cargo from parcels to dangerous goods can be shipped.

Major destinations from the U.S. include: Africa, Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan(Nursultan), Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine(Kiev), Belarus(Minsk), Russia(Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk), Latvia(Riga), Poland (Warsaw), Lithuania (Vilnius), Estonia (Tallinn), Iraq, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Korea, Japan, Mongolia (Ulan Bator), India.

The main problem of air transportation has always been its relative high cost. Modern transport logistics, which takes into account a large number of nuances allowed to considerably reduce the cost of air-delivery, including air freights. Also, properly equipped aircraft have a convenient system for placing cargo, with which you can save space, which is very important to reduce the cost of freight.

Terminal cargo handling is booking, customs clearance, loading and unloading, palletizing, and some other services that are needed to carry out the safe and most efficient delivery of cargo from point “A” to point “B”. Cargo terminals have a possibility of marking the cargo, storage of perishable products in cold storage chambers and so on.

Air cargo delivery from the U.S. implies the assignment of cargo to a certain class. For example, to transport a special cargo, it is necessary to use special instructions on this subject, based on its classification. Often the carriers have to provide certain conditions of air travel, loading and unloading. In general, the transportation of special cargo is more expensive due to the fact that in this case you need to use more resources, to attract the appropriate experts to collect the necessary permits.

It should be understood that air cargo transportation is often the only option for delivery of cargo. This applies not only to shipping to other continents and islands, but also to shipping to remote parts of the United States and around the world.

Transportation of cargo by air is often included in a multimodal cargo transportation scheme. The fact is that for direct delivery of cargo to the consignee, it may be necessary to use additional vehicles, such as trucks. Multimodal cargo transportation is engaged in transport and logistics companies, which have the appropriate experience and the necessary resources for this.

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The concept and characteristics of international transport

Largent Bruce — Fri, 29 May 2020 11:27:00 +0000

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